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Living & Dying @ Murry Manor (Age Studies)
by Jaber F Gubrium  Publisher Comments A classic text that documents the "work" of everyday life in a nursing home. In 1973 sociologist Jaber F. Gubrium spent several months at a nursing home as a participant-observer. Through his observations, interviews, and transcriptions, Gubrium recounts...
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Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging America
by Richard J. Bonnie and Robert B. Wallace Publisher Comments "Elder Mistreatment in an Aging America" will be of interest to anyone concerned about the elderly and ways to intervene when abuse is suspected, including family members, caregivers, and advocates for the elderly. It will also be of interest to...
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Practice of Concern Ritual Well Being &
by John W Traphagan Book News Annotation Having conducted research during the second half of the 1990s, Traphagan (Asian studies, U. of Texas-Austin) explores the symbols and practices that Japanese use to enter and experience old age. The elderly, he explains, are the people primarily...
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Making Life More Livable: A Practical Guide to Over 1,000 Products and Resources for Living Well in the Mature Years
by Ellen Lederman Publisher Comments The ultimate, comprehensive resource to getting some extra help and cushioning some of the challenges of aging....
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The Evolution of Aging
by Theodore C. Goldsmith Publisher Comments Why do we age? Scientists have been baffled by this question for centuries and disagree regarding even the general nature of aging. Is aging the result of fundamental limitations that apply to all living things, or are organisms designed by nature to age...
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Re-Creating Neighborhoods for Successful Aging
by Pauline Abbott Synopsis Drawing from the fields of gerontology, health sciences, community planning, landscape architecture, and environmental design, this groundbreaking resource provides an in-depth examination of current elder housing practices and strategies, alongside...
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Handbook of Gerontology: Evidence-Based Approaches to Theory, Practice, and Policy
by James A. (edt) Blackburn Publisher Comments A multidisciplinary resource that combines the latest research with the best practices for working with older adults The Handbook of Gerontology: Evidence-Based Approaches to Theory, Practice, and Policy provides an essential source of important...
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Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents: How to Help, How to Survive
by Claire Berman Publisher Comments A thoroughly revised edition of the authoritative guide to caring for aging parents<BR>For women and men who are involved in caring for aging parents, and for those who see caregiving in their future, this empathetic and practical book offers...
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Too Young to Retire: An Off-The Road Map to the Rest of Your Life
by Marika Stone Publisher Comments With Americans living longer, healthier lives, the conventional idea of retirement is obsolete. Millions of Americans are working past the age of sixty-fivenot because they have to, but because they want to. Many, like Marika and Howard Stone, discover...
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Senior Citizen's Survival Guide: Beyond the New Millenium (UK Edition)
by Bob Feigel Synopsis This guide not only shows senior citizens how to cope with life in the slow lane but how to fight back. It shows how they can change this superficial, youth-orientated world to suit themselves. The guide includes chapters on cooking, glamour and senility....
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Ageless Nation: The Quest for Superlongevity and Physical Perfection
by Michael G. Zey Publisher Comments Some people understand the potential for technological advances to foster real social and personal change. Among them is Michael Zey, whose groundbreaking predictions about superlongevity -- humans living up to 150 years -- are detailed in "Ageless...
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The Third Third
by N Thomas Connally Publisher Comments An award-winning Washington D.C. physician and health policy expert proves that the last third of life can be the best of all. Whether you're approaching middle age, or currently a senior citizen, or caring for someone in the last third of life, you'll...
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Ageing in Society
by John (edt) Bond Publisher Comments `Ageing in Society brings forth exciting new questions, fresh perspectives, and a necessary critical approach to key issues - this is indeed an authoritative introduction. The authors not only have made significant contributions to gerontology, but offer...
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Aging in America: The Years Ahead
by Ed Kashi Publisher Comments Celebrates the diverse live of the elderly....
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Senior Moments
by Joey Green Publisher Comments You've hit the golden years, but it feels more like the Twilight Zone. You receive birthday cards from funeral homes. You need three pairs of glasses to get through the morning paper. Your old friends are dropping like flies. On a good day, nothing hurts...
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Senior Prom: How Survivors of Long Marriages Can Successfully Find New Partners
by Pat Hutchins Synopsis Think it's too late to fall in love? Think again. There are literally millions of older divorced or widowed men and women who are ready to commit to that special someone. Every day, older singles are finding new love after spending decades with a former...
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Growing Old in the Twentieth Century
by M. Jefferys Publisher Comments This century has witnessed a truly revolutionary shift in the age composition of the world's industrialized countries. While fewer children have been born to each successive generation, more of them have survived into middle and old age, and an...
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Lives Through the Years: Styles of Life and Successful Aging
by Richard H. Williams Book News Annotation In this first paperback edition of the 1965 Atherton Press classic on aging, well-known sociologist Talcott Parsons (d. 1979) introduces a more timely than ever analysis based on the Kansas City Study of Adult Life. Williams (National Institute of...
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Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health 1st Ed., 4 Vol. Set
by Jacqueline L. Longe Publisher Comments The Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A Guide for Seniors and Their Care Givers will collect approximately 500 entries that will cover various issues related to one's aging body, how diseases affect it, and treatment options, including medications, for...
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Communication, Technology and Aging: Opportunities and Challenges for the Future
by Neil Charness Synopsis In this volume, acknowledged experts present state of the art reviews and empirical data on how aging affects personal communication, and how technology can contribute to improving communication efficacy. Chapters are divided into three sections. The...
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